10-04-2024, 07:33 AM
I mean, okay maybe it IS orbiting the earth and it's caught in the earth's field like a tractor beam or something.
Fine.
But that doesn't mean it's not a planet.
It's just a planet that got too close, it's the smaller one, and therefore it's the one orbiting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
At least they do admit it's a planet on some level.
And let's be honest, the moon is your typical planet... not much to look at, nothing really going on.
Earth is so exceptional that right next to it, anything else does inevitably look plain.
Fine.
But that doesn't mean it's not a planet.
It's just a planet that got too close, it's the smaller one, and therefore it's the one orbiting.
Quote:In geophysical terms, the Moon is a planetary-mass object or satellite planet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
At least they do admit it's a planet on some level.
And let's be honest, the moon is your typical planet... not much to look at, nothing really going on.
Earth is so exceptional that right next to it, anything else does inevitably look plain.
